Inventor · disambiguated record
Kevin Durant
Also filed as: DURANT KEVIN
31 granted patents·5 pending applications·10,311 citations·filing 2006–2025
98Inventor score
Files withINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS28DURANT KEVIN4WEIR DAVID2BODYPOINT INC1NEOGUIDE SYSTEMS INC1
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36 records- 0198US11589863B2Methods and systems for controlling staple firingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 28, 2023·77 cites·20 claims
- 0298US9999472B2Methods and systems for indicating a clamping predictionINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 19, 2018·852 cites·35 claims
- 0398US9814530B2Methods and systems for indicating a clamping predictionINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 14, 2017·881 cites·23 claims
- 0498US9675354B2Torque compensationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 13, 2017·1k cites·28 claims
- 0598US9522003B2Clamping instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 20, 2016·983 cites·13 claims
- 0697US12161321B2Methods and systems for controlling staple firingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 0797US11185378B2Motor assemblyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·64 cites·20 claims
- 0897US11026755B2Systems and methods for operating an end effectorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 8, 2021·77 cites·20 claims
- 0997US10828030B2Cartridge status and presence detectionINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 10, 2020·741 cites·17 claims
- 1097US10758226B2Methods and systems for controlling staple firingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 1, 2020·118 cites·20 claims
- 1197US10751051B2Torque compensationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 25, 2020·76 cites·20 claims
- 1297US9877718B2Methods and systems for detecting clamping or firing failureINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 30, 2018·396 cites·20 claims
- 1397US9662177B2Methods and systems for indicating a clamping predictionINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·344 cites·35 claims
- 1497US9226750B2Methods and systems for detecting clamping or firing failureWEIR DAVID·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 5, 2016·1.5k cites·12 claims
- 1596US9043027B2Positive control of robotic surgical instrument end effectorDURANT KEVIN·Filed 2012·Granted May 26, 2015·1.6k cites·28 claims
- 1696US8989903B2Methods and systems for indicating a clamping predictionWEIR DAVID·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 24, 2015·1.4k cites·43 claims
- 1794US11832900B2Systems and methods for operating an end effectorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 5, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 1894US9408668B2Surgical instrument with control for detected fault conditionDURANT KEVIN·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 9, 2016·75 cites·16 claims
- 1992US8608647B2Systems and methods for articulating an elongate bodyDURANT KEVIN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 17, 2013·14 cites·15 claims
- 2090US11812921B2Cartridge status and presence detectionINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 14, 2023·2 cites·18 claims
- 2188US10327773B2Clamping instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 25, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 2287US8182418B2Systems and methods for articulating an elongate bodyDURANT KEVIN·Filed 2008·Granted May 22, 2012·44 cites·22 claims
- 2387US2025082324A1Techniques for controlling graspingINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2485US12232829B2Systems and methods for operating an end effectorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2582US11096563B2Method of determining the shape of a bendable instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 24, 2021·3 cites·9 claims
- 2682US2025262012A1Motor assemblyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2779US2025195155A1Systems and methods for operating an end effectorINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2875US12318154B2Motor assemblyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 3, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2974US10277097B2Motor assemblyINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 30, 2019·4 cites·19 claims
- 3074US2024358370A1Torque compensationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3170US11617499B2System for determining the shape of a bendable instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 4, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3265US12324775B2Locking pivotBODYPOINT INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 10, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 3365US12059152B2Torque compensationINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 13, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3464US11712243B2Clamping instrumentINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 1, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3558US11284954B2Surgical instrument with control for detected fault conditionINTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 29, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3652US2007161857A1Method of determining the shape of a bendable instrumentNEOGUIDE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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